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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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