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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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