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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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