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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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