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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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