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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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