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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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