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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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