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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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