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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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