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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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