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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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