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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology 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 institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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