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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the 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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