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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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