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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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