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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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