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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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