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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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