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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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