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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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