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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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