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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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