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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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