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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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