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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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