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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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