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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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