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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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