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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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