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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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