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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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