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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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