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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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