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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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