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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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