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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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