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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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