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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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