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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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