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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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