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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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