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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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