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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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