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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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