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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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