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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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