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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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