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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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