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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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