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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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