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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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