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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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