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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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