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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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