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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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