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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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