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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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