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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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