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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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