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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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