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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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