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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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