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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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