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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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