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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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