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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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