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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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