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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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