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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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