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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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