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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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