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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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