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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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