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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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