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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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