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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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