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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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