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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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