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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important 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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