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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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