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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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