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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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