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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with 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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