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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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