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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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