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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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