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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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