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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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