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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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