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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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