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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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