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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that 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 educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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