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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing 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 assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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