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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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