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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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