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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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