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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key 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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