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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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