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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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