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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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