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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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