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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because 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 organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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