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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because 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 institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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