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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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