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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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