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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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