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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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