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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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