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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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