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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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