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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring 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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