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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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