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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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