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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning 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 guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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