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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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