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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not 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 distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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