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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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