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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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