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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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