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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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