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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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