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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores 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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