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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. 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 quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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