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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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