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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key 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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