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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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