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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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