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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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