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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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