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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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