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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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