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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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