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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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