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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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