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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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