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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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