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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. 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 institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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