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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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