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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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