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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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