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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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