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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that 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 organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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