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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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