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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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