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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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