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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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