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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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