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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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