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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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