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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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