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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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