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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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