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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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