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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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