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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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