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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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