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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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