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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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