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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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