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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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