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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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