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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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