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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning 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 educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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