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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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