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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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