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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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