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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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