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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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