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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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