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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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