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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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