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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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