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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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