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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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