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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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