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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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