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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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