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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. 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 training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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