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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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