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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity 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 optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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