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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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