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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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