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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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