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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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