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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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