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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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