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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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