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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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