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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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