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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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