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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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