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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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