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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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