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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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