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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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