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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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