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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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