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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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