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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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