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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key 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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