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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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