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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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