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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning 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 assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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