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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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