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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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