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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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