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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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