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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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