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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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