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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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