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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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