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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the 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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