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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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