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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses