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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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