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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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