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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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