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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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