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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers 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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