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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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