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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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