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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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