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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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