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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning 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 educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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