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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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