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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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