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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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