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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with 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 we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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