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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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