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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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