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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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