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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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