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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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