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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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