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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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