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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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