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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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