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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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