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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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