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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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