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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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