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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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