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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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