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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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