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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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