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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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