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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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