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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses 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 important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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