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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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