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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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