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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because 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 participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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