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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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