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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning 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 organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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