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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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