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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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