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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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