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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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