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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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