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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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