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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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