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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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