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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts 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 topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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