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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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