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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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