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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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