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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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