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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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