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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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