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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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