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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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