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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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