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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology 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 we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education