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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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