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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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