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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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