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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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