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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving 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 guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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