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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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