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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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