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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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