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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online 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 stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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