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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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