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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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