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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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