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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom 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 inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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