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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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