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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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