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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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