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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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