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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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