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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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