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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning 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 educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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