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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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