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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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