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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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