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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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