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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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