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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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