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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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