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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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