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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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