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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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