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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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