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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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