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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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