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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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