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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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