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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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