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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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