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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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