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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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