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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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