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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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