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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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