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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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