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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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