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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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