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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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