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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important 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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