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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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