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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning 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 teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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