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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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