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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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