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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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