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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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