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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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