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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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