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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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