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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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