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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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