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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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