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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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