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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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