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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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