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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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