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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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