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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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