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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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