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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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