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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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