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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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