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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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