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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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