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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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