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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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