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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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