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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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