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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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