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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major 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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