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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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