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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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