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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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