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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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