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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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