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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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