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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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