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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major 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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