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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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