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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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