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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning 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 ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines 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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