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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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