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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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