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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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