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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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