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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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