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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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