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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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