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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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