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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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