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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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