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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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