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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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