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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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