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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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