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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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