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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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