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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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