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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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