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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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