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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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