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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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