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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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