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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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