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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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