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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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