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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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