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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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