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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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