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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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