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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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