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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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