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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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