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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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