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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education 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 schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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