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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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