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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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