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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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