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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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