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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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