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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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