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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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