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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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