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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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