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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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