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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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