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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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