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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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