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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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