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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning 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 we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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