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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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