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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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