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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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