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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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