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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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