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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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