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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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