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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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