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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning 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 teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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