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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning 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 participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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