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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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