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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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