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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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