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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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