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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with 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 guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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