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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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