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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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