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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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