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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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