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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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