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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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