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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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