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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major 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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