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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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