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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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