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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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