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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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