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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning 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. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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