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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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