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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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