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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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