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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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