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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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