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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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