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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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