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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates 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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