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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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