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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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