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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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