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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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