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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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