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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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