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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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