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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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