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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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