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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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