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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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