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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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