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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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