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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing 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 schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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