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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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