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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? 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 Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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