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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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