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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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