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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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