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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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