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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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