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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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