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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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