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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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