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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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