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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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