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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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