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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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