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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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