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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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