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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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