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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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