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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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