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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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