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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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