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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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