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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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