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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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