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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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