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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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