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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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