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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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