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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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