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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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