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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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