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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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