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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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