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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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