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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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