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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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