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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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