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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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