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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving 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 certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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