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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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