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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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