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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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