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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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