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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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