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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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