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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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