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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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