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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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