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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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