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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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