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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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