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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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